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Hedge mustard
Brassicaceae

Hedge mustard

Sisymbrium officinale (L.) Scop.

Sisymbrium officinale, or hedge-mustard, is an edible plant used in traditional and herbal medicine for throat and chest issues.

eastern rocket
Brassicaceae

eastern rocket

Sisymbrium orientale L.

Sisymbrium orientale is an annual flowering mustard, native to Eurasia and North Africa, widely introduced as a roadside weed elsewhere.

Russian Mustard
Brassicaceae

Russian Mustard

Sisymbrium volgense M.Bieb. ex E.Fourn.

Sisymbrium volgense is a flowering Brassicaceae species native from southwestern European Russia to the Caucasus.

white blue-eyed grass
Iridaceae

white blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium albidum Raf.

White blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium albidum) is an iridaceous flowering plant native mostly to eastern North America.

narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass
Iridaceae

narrow-leaved blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill.

Sisyrinchium angustifolium Mill. is a blue-flowered herb found in North American open woodlands and meadows that flowers from January to May.

western blue-eyed grass
Iridaceae

western blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium bellum S.Watson

Sisyrinchium bellum is a small flowering plant with traditional uses by Native American peoples, suited to moderate cultivation.

Golden-eyed Grass
Iridaceae

Golden-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium californicum (Ker Gawl.) Dryand.

Sisyrinchium californicum is a yellow-flowered rhizomatous perennial herb with grasslike leaves and dark dried foliage.

prairie blue-eyed grass
Iridaceae

prairie blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium campestre E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium campestre (prairie blue-eyed grass) is a small drought-tolerant iris-family perennial native to central North American prairies.

Idaho Blue-eyed Grass
Iridaceae

Idaho Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium idahoense E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium idahoense is a flowering plant found in moist habitats, with grass-like leaves and usually blue-toned yellow-throated flowers.

Blue Pigroot
Iridaceae

Blue Pigroot

Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav.

Sisyrinchium micranthum Cav. is a grass-like iridaceous wildflower native to the Americas, widely naturalized elsewhere.

strict blue-eyed grass
Iridaceae

strict blue-eyed grass

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene

Sisyrinchium montanum Greene is a herbaceous perennial clumping plant with purplish flowers and small black seeds.

Roadside Blue-eyed Grass
Iridaceae

Roadside Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium pruinosum E.P.Bicknell

Sisyrinchium pruinosum is a delicate clumped perennial blue-eyed grass with purple-blue flowers that grows in open North American habitats.

Jeweled Blue-eyed Grass
Iridaceae

Jeweled Blue-eyed Grass

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum Greene

Sisyrinchium xerophyllum is a threatened endemic perennial herb found in sandy Florida scrub and sandhill habitats.

hay-scented fern
Dennstaedtiaceae

hay-scented fern

Sitobolium punctilobum (Poir.) Desv.

Sitobolium punctilobum is a deciduous hay-scented fern native to eastern North America that impacts forest understory growth.

Greater Water-parsnip
Apiaceae

Greater Water-parsnip

Sium latifolium L.

Sium latifolium is a perennial wet-growing Apiaceae herb native to Europe, Kazakhstan, and Siberia, with human culinary uses.

water parsnip
Apiaceae

water parsnip

Sium suave Walter

Sium suave, or water parsnip, is a wetland native flowering plant to North America and Asia with edible and medicinal uses.

Sweet scabious
Caprifoliaceae

Sweet scabious

Sixalix atropurpurea (L.) Greuter & Burdet

Sixalix atropurpurea is a southern European flowering plant grown as a cut flower, preferring cool, well-drained alkaline soils.

Japanese Skimmia
Rutaceae

Japanese Skimmia

Skimmia japonica Thunb.

Skimmia japonica Thunb. is a dioecious evergreen shrub native to East Asia, widely cultivated as an ornamental.

bear's foot
Asteraceae

bear's foot

Smallanthus uvedalia (L.) Mack. ex Small

Smallanthus uvedalia, commonly called hairy leafcup, is a tall plant with yellow flowers and a distinct resinous odor.

American Smelowskia
Brassicaceae

American Smelowskia

Smelowskia americana (Regel & Herder) Rydb.

Smelowskia americana is a perennial rhizomatous mat-forming herb with white or pale purple four-petaled flowers.

Leg-Ripper
Smilacaceae

Leg-Ripper

Smilax anceps Willd.

Smilax anceps is a prickly scrambling vine or shrub native to parts of Africa, nearby islands, and Madagascar.

Rough Bindweed
Smilacaceae

Rough Bindweed

Smilax aspera L.

Smilax aspera L. is a perennial thorny evergreen climber distributed across Africa, Asia, and Mediterranean Europe.

Earleaf Greenbrier
Smilacaceae

Earleaf Greenbrier

Smilax auriculata Walter

Smilax auriculata is a North American climbing evergreen perennial vine native to the Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, and the southeastern US.

Austral Sarsaparilla
Smilacaceae

Austral Sarsaparilla

Smilax australis R.Br.

Smilax australis is an endemic Australian prickly climbing vine in the Smilacaceae family found in multiple eastern Australian habitats and locations.

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